thank u for your s the quick response....he is at a great cancer center...Medical university of south carolina...luckily it's 8 minutes away...i know he takes liquid lortab for pain and i think he has other scripts for nausea...but he says he doesn't have nausea...his complaints have been the stomach issues and extreme tiredeness (expressed as being 'like a truck is parked on his chest') and overall 'icky-ness' he calls it...when i ask him to tell me what hurts the most i can tell he has a hard time trying to explain all his symtoms because; A) he does not believe in complaining/whining (grin and bare it kinda guy) and B) he is just too worn out to try and explain to non-cancer people sometimes i wonder if i should avoid asking him how he is feeling b/c if it were me i would be like... I FEEL JUST AS SHITTY AS THE LAST TIME U ASKED....SO SAVE IT TIL 2 MONTHS AFTER SO I DON'T FEEL LIKE A BROKEN RECORD AND A WHINER then i feel if i don't ask him he might think we have forgotten about him or whatever..ya know
i think i'm gonna print out some food ideas or any other info that might help and go from there.....unless u have a better suggestion....i'm wide open and i REALLY APPRECIATE!!!!!!!!
i wanna go pick up items for that choco-peanut butter shake (posted by christine B) and make it for him...even if he doens't want it....maybe he will feel better knowing that i'm trouble-shooting for him....
not sure of exact dates and medical terms but for now some info : dad age 67 dx 11/09 tongue cancer st IV T4N2Mo(we hope, b/c no pet scan on chest ) tongue partial massoc, neck dissection 12 pos nodes and removed, 7 week rad w/ 5 chem tx, 2/2/2010 finished tx and due for first follow-up scan 3/1/10
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